america this morning. >> do ch good morning, america. breaking overnight an avalanche of accusations against donald trump. >> his hands were all over me. >> trump threatens to sue "the new york times" blasting the paper after it published a new report from two women who alleged the gop nominee sexually assaulted them years ago. now trump demands a retraction. and happening right now, hurricane nicole heading trait -- straight for bermuda. the major category 4 storm with 130-mile-an-hour winds, schools are closed. flights and cruise ships to the island canceled. the strongest storm to ever hit the popular tourist spot about to make a direct hit. breaking news, two boston police officers gunned down. fighting for their lives. shot while responding to a call. >> shooter is still shooting. >> the suspect in body armor targeting them with an assault

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to "the new york times" detailing how they were groped by trump. his lawyers are now demanding a retraction threatening to sue and abc's david wright starts us off with the latest. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, george. trump not only denies it, but he is demanding a retraction and threatening to sue "the times forth deaf father make and libel. they're decades old but they're coming forward now because trump claimed at the debate on sunday he had never sexually assaulted women. >> he was like an octopus. it was like he had six arms. he was all over the place. >> reporter: jessica leeds told "the new york times" trump assaulted her more than three decades ago on a plane after she was upgraded to first class on a business trip. >> i sat down next to a young man, blond, tall and he introduced himself as donald trump. >> reporter: she told the paper the two exchanged pleasantries at first. she said he asked if she was married. she told him she was divorced.

the armrest in the seat disappeared when all of a sudden his hands were all over me. he started encroaching on my face. on my space. if he had stuck with the upper part of the body, i might not have gotten that upset. it's when he started putting his hand up my skirt, and that was it. that was it. i -- i was out of there. going back to my seat in coach. i was so glad to get back to that seat. >> reporter: the trump campaign dismisses the allegations as fiction. for "the new york times" to launch a completely false, coordinated character assassination against mr. trump on a topic like this is dangerous. to reach back decades in an

it's a new low for where the media is willing to go in its efforts to determine this election. >> we're not electing a pastor. we're electing a president. >> reporter: the story comes after trump's lewd comments to billy bush on the "access hollywood" bus in 2005. >> and when you're a star they let you do it. you can do anything. >> whatever you want. >> grab them by the [ bleep ]. you can do anything. >> reporter: at sunday's debate, trump excused that as locker embarrassed by it but i have tremendous respect for women. >> have you ever done those things? >> and women have respect for me and i will tell you, no, i have not. >> reporter: but another woman rachel crooks an adviser at bowling green state university told "the times" in 2005 when she was a 22-year-old secretary working in trump tower, she met trump in the elevator one day and introduced herself. she told the paper that when they shook hands he didn't let go. that he kissed her on the cheeks and then on the mouth.

said, i was so upset that he thought i was so insignificant that he could do that. both women now support hillary clinton for president. neither of them filed formal complaints against trump at the time. both say they felt powerless to challenge him. >> during the late '60s, '70s and into the '80s, culture had instilled in us that somehow it was our fault. >> reporter: and you should know we did ask the trump campaign to come on this morning. they chose not to but, david, the trump campaign now saying they are going to sue "the new york times". but "the times" not the only publication out there publishing accounts from his accusers. >> that's right. there is a succession of women, coming forward. "the palm beach post." a succession of beauty queen, so far it's all she said/he said, no proof to back up the claims and trump denies them all. >> david wright, thanks very much. >> all right. they are both out there on the campaign trail as we know

abc's tom llamas is there in vero beach, florida, and, tom, trump is also making a big change to his campaign strategy this morning, isn't he? >> reporter: robin, good morning. you're right. there is a major development on the campaign trail. sources tell us that the campaign is pulling out of the battleground state of virginia and rie-allocating resources to other battleground states like florida where we are this morning and this comes at a critical time for the campaign. as donald trump faces troubling headlines over his behavior with women, he's amping up his attacks on >> reporter: the self-proclaimed "unshackled" trump sending his base into a feeding frenzy over those hacked e-mails. >> the wikileaks e-mails show that hillary clinton's staff even has to give her secret notes on when she needs to smile. smile, hillary. smile. >> reporter: and trump still talking about that last debate and this memorable moment when he hovered behind clinton on

that i want to invade is her space. believe me. >> reporter: the republican nominee also still bashing gop leaders. furious for speaker, paul ryan, for not calling hip afm after t debate. >> you'd think that they'd say great going, don. let's go. let's beat this crook. she is a crook. let's beat her. we got to stop it. no, he doesn't do that. that's a whole sinister deal going on. >> reporter: but the clinton campaign facing their own di in, and you know, i'm basically your standard redneck. >> reporter: former president bill clinton calling himself a redneck. critics saying he was labeling trump voters the same way. clinton denying it. >> it's a social logical term. a lot of us take a lot of pride in it, including me. i'm not ashamed of it. >> reporter: now back to those wikileaks, clinton campaign

e-mail hacked. let's put it up on the screen right now a tweet from his account that said, quote, i've switched teams. vote trump 2016. the clinton campaign confirming that podesta's twitter handle has also been hacked. george. >> thank you, tom. let's talk about this with our political analysts matthew dowd and cokie roberts. let's begin with accusers coming forward on trump 26 days to go right now. his team defiant, threatening to sue "the new york times," maybe these other publications out there as well, but there are a lot of denials now to make. >> it's a argument of he said/she said is accurate. he said he did it and they said they agreed with him actually and said, yes, he did do it and they testified to the truth of his statement in this. to me, the problem for this for donald trump in this is here's a guy that wants to protect or borders, but has no problem

boundaries. and most of these women that always come forward have nothing to gain other than telling the truth against somebody who has a classic case of intimidation. >> one of the questions what does he have to gain to go scorched earth against the accusers? >> well, i think he has no other choice. and this is his modus operandi. he goes full force. he threatens to sue. that's what he does, but if we had not heard his voice saying i just can't help myself, i start kissing these people, it might be different but we've heard him say that and so to hear -- to have these women say that it happened is not exactly surprising and the republican leadership, george, i mean, what were they thinking? as they allowed this to go forward. >> that's going to be a big question, matthew dowd. one thing you saw after the tape came out on friday, a lot of republicans disavowed trump. they start -- some start to come back to his camp on sunday after the debate but now his campaign is a downward spiral. you saw tom about there he's pulling out of the state of virginia. hillary clinton now ahead pretty

than 270 electoral votes. >> as we talked sunday this is akin to tiger woods hitting the fire hydrant and everything after this moment he'll be downhill on this. his chances before this came out yesterday were slim to none. slim is packing his bags and leaving town and in this case, he has a very difficult window to win. i think it's almost impossible at this point with where the numbers are in this thing. the fat lady is warming her voice. she is on stage. she has been introduced and she is just about ready to sing. >> it could be an awful 3 2 people and for us to watch what is likely to come forward for the next three weeks. >> he does need to get the -- unshackled donald is not a good donald. shackled is probably better. >> that leads to the question next wednesday supposed to be the third debate. does he show? >> well, i think that's a real question. he's now got seven days he has to handle this. my expectation this won't be the end of this story, just the beginning of the story and what does he do? does he have to again say deny

where 50 million people watch? they're in a difficult spot. >> meanwhile, the russians are hacking away and trying to influence our election. >> we're going to see more of those leak, as well. cokie roberts, matt dowd, thanks very much. as we said, next and final presidential debate scheduled for next wednesday right here on abc. i'll anchor our live coverage with our whole political team starting at 9 eastern. >> michael. thank you, george. the other huge headline is hurricane nicole. it's a category 4 storm and take a look at it from space. and, ginger, you and i were talking and said the eye is big enough to cover the entire island of bermuda. >> that's how big. the island of bermuda, 22 miles across and look at this. you can see the eye approaching. if i'm waking up in bermuda and this is 60 miles south-southwest of me, i am frightened. because here's what's going to happen. i want to show you the pictures. already starting to see deteriorating conditions. the winds are kicking up. you can see storm surge 6 to 8 feet and rainfall 5 to 8 inches. that's without the wind. of course, just to give you perspective where bermuda is and

600 plus miles away from the north carolina coast and it's headed north-northeast. 130-mile-per-hour max sustained winds at this time even if it goes down to 120 it doesn't matter. this is a very strong storm, and the good news the next four to six hours is crucial for bermuda but then it's out. michael and robin. >> all right, thank you, ginger. this morning, massive cleanup everfforts are under wa from hurricane matthew. take a and after photos. kitty hawk, north carolina, showing the devastation there. abc's phillip mena is on the ground in lumberton, for us. good morning, phillip. >> reporter: robin, good morning. we are in the hardest hit neighborhood in the hardest hit town in north carolina. and t at least 20 dead and take a look. rescue crews are using these green tags making sure that everybody has gotten out just in time. this morning, the governor of north carolina urging thousands

telling residents the sky may be blue, but the danger from hurricane matthew far from over. >> everything is underwater. >> reporter: up to 18 inches of rain fell in the eastern part of the state. that rain plus runoff from the rivers now rushing toward the coast. >> try to get out as soon as we could. >> just i think about the people. that lost their lives. >> reporter: stretches of i-95 and traffic. >> i was scared. i was petrified. i was thinking of my kids. >> reporter: david feldman was driving from florida to new york when they detoured through lumberton. >> i end up in the middle of this lake. i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: he escaped but his wife of 30 year, one of the many still missing in these murky waters. the estimated cost of the damage from the catastrophic flooding, $10 billion. >> this is farmland down here. this is absolutely devastating for -- >> reporter: the flooding across the state continues. many rivers expected to crest this weekend.

>> reporter: entire neighborhoods underwater. some homes only reachable by boat. many left with nothing. >> we lost everything. no clothes, no food, no nothing. >> reporter: nearly 4,000 people in shelters this morning. others homeless or even living in their vehicles. george. >> such a tough situation, okay, phillip, thanks very much. we move on to breaking news overseas. a u.s. warship launched cruise in yemen overnight retaliating for two missile attacks against an american ship and our chief political affairs correspondent martha raddatz tracking the latest from washington. this is the first direct u.s. military intervention in that country's civil war. >> reporter: yes, it is, george. but also the first time in recent memory an american warship has itself been targeted by cruise missiles. the retaliation came swiftly. overnight a u.s. destroyer launched tomahawk missiles at three radar sites inside yemen,

the week when another destroyer, the "uss mason" was targeted twice by a yemeni rebel group and the mason used countermeasures to protect the ship but if it had been hit, george, it could have been catastrophic. robin and george. >> no question about that. >> thank you, martha. there are new concerns this morning about air bags that could be in some 8 million vehicles as federal regulators accuse an american company of stonewalling their investigation into a deadly car crash. abc's gio benitez has that story for us. search for some 8 million potentially exploding air bags on the road right now. the national highway traffic safety administration investigating several reported incidents of exploding air bags, including one that killed a woman in canada this summer. nhtsa says the company that manufactured those air bag, arc automotive out of tennessee, has failed to report crash info and test results as part of this investigation.

raising serious questions regarding the quality and integrity of arc's air bag inflators. abc news reached out to arc automotive for comment but didn't receive a response. since 2016, more -- since 2014, more than 100 million takata air bags after the japanese company's air bags were linked to multiple injuries and deaths. the air bags being investigated now are believed to be an older general motors fiat chrysler hyundai and diya cars. officials telling abc news overnight, they don't know which specific models are affected but they say the incidents include a 2002 chrysler town and country, a 2004 kia optima and a 2009 hyundai elantra. >> it's gm, hyundai, chrysler that are ultimately responsible. for the air bags they put in their cars.

returned our calls for comments, but others are cooperating and voluntarily turned a a lot of this information over, robin. no doubt, this is an important search. >> no doubt. you're right, thank you. to amy for the morning's other top headlines starting with breaking news in boston. >> two boston police officers are now in critical condition after they were shot while responding to a domestic dispute. witnesses report more than 30 gunshots. other officers rushed in killing the suspect. they say that suspect had an assault rifle and a bulletproof vest. breaking news from overseas. 21 schoolgirls kidnapped by islamic militants in nigeria have been freed after negotiations organized in part by the red cross. back in 2014, more than 270 of them were kidnapped. nearly 200 remain missing. well, the ceo of wells fargo has stepped down. members of congress demanded john stumpf resign after the bank was caught opening phony accounts without customers' permission and then charging fees. stumpf walks away with an estimated $134 million pay

and finally a stunning debut for a young man playing his very first game in the national hockey league with his parents looking on. 19-year-old auston matthews scored not once, not twice, but four times during his opening night with the maple leafs as a rookie. that is a record for a rookie. his mom couldn't believe it. look at that. moved to tears in the stands. unfortunately, there might have been a real reason to c so those four goal, yeah, they lost 5-4. >> oh, my gosh. >> hate to be a debbie downer. >> wah-wah. >> the bearer of bad news at the end there. >> don't kill the messenger. >> we don't want to kill ginger either. you got more strong storms. >> i do and the strong storms that went through south bend, indiana, damaging winds with the front but the next ones we'll be talking about in the pacific northwest both today and saturday, big time wind and rain alerts. all right. let's get to the warm cities now

and north of highway 20 generally getting down to around 32 degrees. elsewhere, readings are generally 34-38 degrees, which is cool enough for a few pockets of frost to develop. a hard freeze did not occur last night in any major metro area. today, plan on lots of sunshine

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aircraft carrying a flight instructor and his student smashing into utility poles in east hartford tuesday afternoon on main street, coming within inches of this minivan. a mother and her three daughters inside. >> as soon as it hit the first telephone pole, it just burst into flames relationship the instructor 43-year-old arian p prevallara wreckage. >> he received some response and was able to be treated by our paramedics. >> reporter: but prevalla telling authorities it was not an accident suffering serious burns and reportedly telling officials his student who died in the crash was disgruntled about learning to be a pilot. abc news learning that student was feras mohamed freitekh a 28-year-old jordanian national who obtained a visa to attend flight school in a nearby hartford airport.

he would come from jordan directly to the flight school and his dad continued to make money for him to attend the school. >> reporter: the fbi now leading the investigation into the crash. investigators questioning the owner of this home in orlando hills, illinois, who police believe allowed freitekh to use their address for mailing purposes. this morning, there are reports that freitekh may have been stressed about his performance at flight school and may have wanted to end his life and investigators have searched a home where he was staying here in connecticut and reportedly found no signs of terrorism. robin. >> all right, linzie, thank you. we have new developments in that hot car trial where the jury was shown footage of the father and the son's final moments together before the 2-year-old suffocated in a hot suv. abc's steve osunsami has the latest. joins us this morning from atlanta. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning, robin. prosecutors are now using video trying to convince jurors there's no way this father could

the backseat of his hot suv. for the first time we're seeing pictures of justin ross harris and his 22-month-old son cooper shortly before the boy died in the heat outside his father's atlanta office in this silver suv. in video from security cameras played in court, the father now charged with murdering his son is seen carrying the boy and shaking the restaurant manager's hand. nothing at all seems wrong. >> i just hey, good morning, guys and i said, who is this little guy and it was cooper so i waved to cooper and i said, hey, coop and just small pleasantries for 30 seconds and then after that i -- they went to sit down. >> reporter: after they left the restaurant harris should have driven down the street five minutes to a day care to drop the boy off, but instead, he drove three minutes in the other direction to his office with the child still strapped in back. prosecutors say they don't

the boy died after more than seven hours in the suv on a hot summer day. they showed the brightly colored child car seat to jurors. >> could you see that red car seat looking into the vehicle from the door frame? >> yes, i could. >> reporter: and they shared video from inside the car to show how close the child was sitting to his father. >> that seat was 3 1/2 inches from the driver's seat. >> that is correct. >> reporter: prosecutors say while his son was dying in the parking lot, harris was in his office sending lewd pictures to women who weren't his wife. harris is pleading not guilty saying it was all a terrible accident and now his ex-wife is expected to testify that she too believes the boy's death was accidental. harris faces life in prison if convicted on the murder charge. since his arrest, dozens of other parents across the country have lost their children after they left them in a hot car. robin? >> yes, they have, steve. thank you. michael. what's coming up? >> we have a lot coming up on the big board, robin. in two minutes russia firing back.

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denies that they are behind this. what's the latest? >> good morning, robin. russia is suspect number one behind the hacks of the dnc, the e-mail account of hillary clinton's campaign chairman and now a contractor in florida that handles voter data. president putin was asked about this yesterday. what he said is the hacking isn't in russia's interest, and calling it hysteria. the russian foreign minister went a step further and said, we don't deny it, but you haven't proven it. >> you know, alex. a lot of experts are saying, with russia since the cold car. how strained in our relationship with russia right now? >> michael, in a word, they are abysmal. without a doubt the lowest point since the cold war and now talk of a new one. russia and the u.s. on opposite sides of the war in syria where russia is threatening to shoot down u.s. aircraft and russia scrapped a nuclear deal with the u.s. and then that meddling in the u.s. elections. what's scary in russia we're seeing the tv networks stirring up fears of a possible nuclear war. they just carried out a huge

a very worrying situation. >> absolutely. you got that right. >> thank you, alex. now to a major announcement from the world's largest travel site. you have seen the viral photos. people poesing with zebras and kangaroos, tripadvisor says no more where there is close contact with certain animals. wildlife expert ron magill is joining us now. and ron, simple question. how big of a deal is this for them t >> it's a huge deal, michael, because what they're doing is establish between accredited facilities, zoos, credited by the aza, and roadside attractions. to take pictures with animals, they are often pulled from their mothers when they're babies and hand raised. strictly to make a buck. it does not to benefit the animal. when an animal becomes an adult, it usually ends up in the wrong hands, either on a hunting ranch or someplace as a pet.

always great to have your insight and perspective on things. do you think other travel sites will follow suit, ron? >> i'm hoping so. you know, the bottom line is, the fact that i'm speaking to you this morning is helping to educate people. i don't think people go to those attractions knowing they're doing damage by soliciting this type of experience but by you guys exposing us and showing us that they're being pulled from their mothers and used for all the wrong reasons hopefully that sends a sign, and when it hits them in the pocketbook, that will make the difference. i >> absolutely it is dangerous. so many incidences where people have been bitten, scratched, god forbid, something worse. it sends the wrong message. these are wild animals and never should be pulled from their mothers. you take an animal out of the wild, you cannot take the wild out of the animal. >> it takes my breath away when i see people taking selfies. turning their backs to some of these animals. it makes no sense. >> we're in this society where social media, everybody wants to do something different. people have to get common sense back. >> that's right.

>> i know. thank you, ron. now to big news for abercrombie & fitch. we saw seth rogen and zac efron poke fun at the story's iconic male models in "neighbors." remember this? >> abercrombie & fitch. >> how are you doing? we're a great team. >> thanks. >> you make the store more approachable. >> what does that mean? >> i -- it's like -- you make -- >> more obtainable goal. >> yeah. you're, like, the relaxed fit. >> the relaxed fit. >> any excuse to show that what's behind that. >> abercrombie & fitch wants you to think of them as the opposite of what we were thinking about them for many, many years. they want to be known as the inclusive. not the exclusive, but authentic, happy, optimistic retailer. if you take a look at the

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>> all right. how many do i need? >> they are requesting a call sign. it's a -- rogue. rogue one. >> the power that we are dealing with here is immeasurable. >> if the empire has this kind of power what chance do we have? >> we have hope. rebellions are built on hope. ? they have no idea we're coming. >> take hold of this moment. the force is strong. make ten men feel like a hundred. >> we'll take the next chance. and the next.

aren't you? >> save the rebellion. save the dream. ? >> ooh. >> darth vader is back. that's exciting. >> i've never heard this studio quieter. it was so quiet in here. everybody staring at the screen? >> i'm sure that's what everyone at home was doing at well. >> gives you the chills. december 16th. i'm all in. >> so much there, you know. >> a lot. >> a lot. >> answer a lot of questions. >> i don't know about you but my mind is racing. >> this is not a prequel but it's the first stand-alone movie and it's supposed to happen before that first "star wars" back in 1977 so it's going to be very exciting. >> all the back story there from amy. >> yeah.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. and breaking overnight, that slew of accusations against donald trump. >> he was like an octopus. it was like he had six arms. he was all over the place. >> the candidate now threatens to sue "the new york times" for publishing allegations from two women who say he assaulted them years ago. he demands a retraction as he amps up attacks on hillary clinton. >> and the brand-new trailer rocking the galaxy. >> we have hope. rebellions are built on hope. >> we're going rogue with that sneak peek at the newest chapter of "star wars." >> if the empire has this kind of power, what chance do we have? >> inside the daring mission and reveal that has everyone talking this morning. ? feels more like a memory ? >> he's got one shot and he's

you know him from "hamilton." now lin-manuel miranda is joining us live. and he's saying -- >> good morning, america. ? the reaction to him saying good morning, america. i cannot wait for lin-manuel and can't wait to see him and we are already getting a lot of reaction to this trailer. 1234r it is strong, yes. we're getting a lot of reaction online raising big questions, and you know what, we'll hear from some of the just ahead. behind the scenes for you. >> i wonder if we'll get spoiler alerts. something else we got this morning. deals. i'll be spoiling you with the "deals & steals," everybody. great to have tory johnson here giving us great deals. >> look at those. she's got the on the go savings for you today. scarves, totes and more, oh, my. starting at just 10 bucks and up to 56% off. >> all right. >> let's start with amy own the morning rundown. >> the big story, explosive new accusations against donald

times" that trump groped and kissed them years ago. trump calls their accusations fiction. rachel crooks said trump kissed her on the mouth when she was a secretary at trump tower back in 2005, and jessica leeds says trump assaulted her on a plane three decades ago putting his hand up her skirt while he sat next to her in first class. >> he was like an octopus. it was like he had six arms. he was all over the place. it wasn't until they cleared the armrest in the seat disappeared. when all of a sudden his hands were all over me. he started encroaching on my space. >> both women support hillary clinton. neither filed complaints against trump at the time. they say they felt powerless to challenge him. trump's lawyers are demanding "the times" retract the story calling it defamatory.

>> reporter: good morning. as donald trump faces those mounting accusations of sexual harassment, another major development on the campaign trail. the trump campaign is now pulling out of the battleground state of virginia and reallocating resources to other battleground states including ohio, pennsylvania, north carolina and florida. now, later today trump will be in west palm beach, and it's unclear if he'll address any of those accusations. lately he's been going after hillary clinton very hard. but also house speaker paul ryan and yesterday trump said he was incredibly upset when paul ryan neve strikes hit three radar sites. and hurricane nicole is now a category 3 storm with winds of

this morning as it takes aim at bermuda, up to 8 inches of rain are expected there. and in north carolina, it could be this weekend before some rivers finally crest. many are now topping record levels. 20 people have died in that state alone. and an alert this morning for parents looking to soothe their teething babies. the fda says the homeopathic teething tablets may be linked to the deaths of ten children. the fda is advising parents to stop using the products. and a surprising announcement this morning, legendary singer/songwriter bob dylan has won this year's nobel prize for literature. it is the first time the award has gone to someone who is primarily a musician. and finally, ken bone is doing some good now with his legendary red sweater. the breakout star from sunday's presidential debate has decided to auction off his sweater and donate the proceeds to fight homelessness. in a completely unrelated development, the ken bone

sold out. it comes with glasses, a mustache and a microphone. i don't make the news, i just report it. >> why the crop top? why the crop? >> because it's a sexy ken bone. something everyone needs. >> absolutely. >> so this is what it's all come down to. thank you. > halloween is coming. >> that's right. music that goes pop there, lahr r >> "pop news" coming as well. good morning to you and to you. cover girl has a brand-new brand ambassador and this time he's a 17-year-old james charles was introduced by fellow cover girl katy perry on instagram. welcoming him to the cover girl glamily after a shoot together for the cosmetics brand, james already well known on social media as a makeup artist and youtuber and now he says as a boundary breaker. charles' post went viral when he didn't like his high school senior portrait and went back for a do-over with his own light ring. i love you.

new mascara called so lashy. >> so lashy. also in "pop news" this morning whoopi goldberg known for her outland iish shoe collection on "the view," well, now she's stepping into another category of fashion launching a new line of christmas sweaters and whatever you do, don't call them ugly. "the view" host partnered with department store lord & taylor and hudden bay brand to create the collection of 11 sweaters which will step away from the usual acrylic version that you see out there. these are cashmere blend and according to whoopi, each tells a story. there's one that whoopi calls the charlie brown tree that shows a sad tree on the front. if you turn around it's what the tree thinks of itself, big and full and has working lights so i thought that was sweet. the unisex sweaters retail for $139 and hit stores november 1st. >> they're cashmere. >> and she says that they are just something that will make

contest again? >> the ugly version? >> yes. >> i say we do. i mean i don't know -- >> wait. yes, we are. simone has confirmed. >> one of us will have to light ourselves on fire to win this year. we've taken it so over the top. we're not competitive at all, this group. >> didn't you light yourself on fire? >> no, i didn't. i wanted to combust. i wanted to combust. >> all to win a contest where you get -- >> oh, you have no idea. >> now we have strahan. >> oh. >> yeah, you're in trouble now. i know something about sweaters. >> george always goes classic. >> yep. understated, understated ugly. >> you got to get that ken bone sweater. that's what you got to get. that's exactly it. >> you just solved that problem for me. >> i'm going to save you and tell a story, a life-saving story. who knew that disco could actually save a life? the bee gees song "staying alive" actually helped one woman stay alive. ask the transit worker david martinez who witnessed a colleague being electrocuted while working near the third rail of a subway track

performing cpr and told reporters it was the '77 bee gees hit that let him make the right compressions to save her life. if you compress to the rhythm of "staying alive" you're simulating 103 beats per minute. that is perfect for cpr. isn't that -- >> we did that story years ago. we did. we showed it and our audience really responded to that and we heard from people. >> that's why the song is stuck in your heart. the rhythm. >> it's >> he remembered at the right moment. >> he remembered to do that. >> in an emergency situation. >> as long as you don't do this. got to keep both hands. >> again, we get so close, so close. >> almost there. >> still going. still going. all right. thank you, everybody. that's "pop news." >> that's it. >> for this thursday morning. >> i like it. i like it. that's some good "pop news" and got some more great show coming up. we're digging into the new epic

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? there's our "deals & steals" audience warming up with some cold weather accessories. big savings just ahead but first more on the presidential race and how it's playing out online. we've all seen the tension reflected in our own facebook feeds. friends, relatives, even couples divided. and that anger could spill over into real life. one thing we can all agree on, this election is getting personal. >> i think she should be ashamed of herself. >> he lives in an alternative reality. >> reporter: the increasingly negative tone of the

arena but also among family and friends. >> my dad and i would basically get into huge rants. >> reporter: so far this year on facebook alone over 100 million people have been sharing their thoughts about the campaign frequently fueling animosity online. >> i almost have no filter. that's my problem. >> reporter: which is exactly what's happened between and her republican parents. >> i tend to get really upset anything. i really at this point couldn't disagree any more with my parents. >> you can't help when things are hurtful. i made her cry before but by saying different things. >> reporter: their family relationship getting increasingly rocky after both sides refused to dial down their political positions on social media saying things like, "you disgust me and i expected better," just a few examples of the comments that upset and

and eventually i blocked him and he got really upset and really angry. >> several times she's blocked me and after we patch and make things up and i promise not to post on her side again, but we do a little bit of finger pointing because i always say she posts on mine first. once you post on mine you're fair game. >> it's not surprising that families and friends are getting into feuds on social media. a lot of conversations that used to happen, say, around the dinner table are now being moved to online. people feel >> reporter: to save their family, they've chosen to work through their differences so they're still on speaking terms and they've decided to no longer talk about the elephant or donkey in the room. >> when push comes to shove, we're still family. >> all right, so for more now, psychologist elizabeth lombardo is joining us. and, elizabeth, first, welcome. why do you think in your professional opinion so many are turning to social media to rant about this election? >> yes, so there's a lot of

attacking each other. their character as opposed to the policies. that increases our stress as we watch that. we're also feeling more powerless. there's a study that just came out of chapman university that found that the number one fear in the u.s. is a corrupt government. so we're feeling powerless to try to address our stress, to try to have more control people are going to social media and exhibiting what i call conditional self-worth. conditional self-worth -- >> what is that? >> i believe in myself if -- i than you so i'll put you down. i believe in myself if you agree with me and they're posting on social media to try to feel better about themselves to try to address their stress. >> do you think it's easier to type than talk? >> it is and you say different things when you're typing when you're not looking at someone face-to-face than you ever would if you were looking at them. >> i agree with that and believe there's anonymity that allows to you be bolder and sometimes meaner.

on the receiving end of this kind of rant? >> the first thing to do is to ask yourself, you know, what's my motivation? what is my motivation here? if someone is attacking you, simply ignore it. don't engage with them. >> and don't engage at all and but if you have a point to make and you feel this sort of anger bubbling up, take a breath. >> so, you know, ask yourself your motivation. am i trying to put someone down or am i trying to share what i'm passionate about, okay, be civil, if you wouldn't say it in person, don't say it online. >> that's a simple rule. >> exactly. and, remember, you know, the more you engage with someone on facebook, the higher priority they are on your page, so don't engage. you can always unfriend. you can always mute on twitter until after the election. >> hard when it's your dad. >> maybe don't block your dad. i don't know. >> no, but this is real. we have a staffer who said his family is literally broken apart over this, that it's very divisive. >> it can be. >> so i think you're right, take

who are ranting and raving, it's their own attempt to feel better about themselves, so if you take a step back, you can gain a psychological perspective. >> thanks for coming in today. great advice. coming up, we have secrets behind the brand-new "star wars" and a big "deals & steals." ? something big i feel it happening out of my control ? d joint pain. just like my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and i was worried about joint damage. my doctor said joint pain from ra... that could only get worse. he prescribed enbrel to help relieve pain and help stop further damage. enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal, events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders, and allergic reactions have occurred. tell your doctor if you've been someplace where fungal infections are common or if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores,

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lin-manuel miranda, everybody. yeah, you can all get excited. i know i'm excited. you have a new movie, the disney movie "moana" coming out soon. and we were talking about, she's not like any of the typical princesses. >> no. >> >> she's tough, an adventure ahead of her. >> she goes on her own journey with areas along and north of highway 20 generally getting down to around 32 degrees. elsewhere, readings are generally 34-38 degrees, which is cool enough for a

night in any major metro area. today, plan on lots of sunshine oh, my. amazing. you would think that neither one of us were ever on tv behind the shot with lin and we're waving like we've never been on tv. how many of y'all love "star wars"? [ cheers and applause ] the final trailefo one: a star wars story" and as you can imagine, whoo, michael, it is getting a lot of reaction. >> it is getting a lot of reaction, robin, and it's already trending on facebook and on twitter and our nick watt has been following all the excitement online and has been following what they're saying and a big question they're asking, so good morning,

how are you doing, my man? >> reporter: i'm good. good morning, michael. well, online i'm reading the words love, awesome, in tears and actual chills a lot. there's also some positive profanity i won't repeat here. this is the last "rogue one" trailer until the movie comes out so what did we learn? >> we have hope. rebellions are built on hope. >> reporter: now crystal clear, this is jyn erso's movie. >> rebels on you. >> she's incredibly determined. she's an absolute survivor. at the same time she has moments of great vulnerability and is not perfect. she's not a perfect human being. >> reporter: we now now her dad is mitch mitchelson. >> jyn, whatever i do, i do it to protect you. say you understand. >> i understand. >> reporter: i don't but anyway ben mendelsohn is a baddy. >> you will see me with people you know already for sure. >> reporter: darth vader is definitely involved, but you

they're teasing us, and we know now why it's called "rogue one." >> they are investing a call sign. >> it's rogue, rogue one. >> reporter: there's the u-wing fighter. nice. the plot. jyn is busted out of an imperial jail to aid the rebellion. >> when was the last time you were in contact with your father? >> what is this? >> it appears he is critical to the development of a secret weapon. >> if my father built this thing, we need to find him. >> reporter: and the plans for the death star, that's right, the same plans that end up inside r2-d2 at the beginning of the now nearly 40-year-old installment. >> there's got to be something you can do. >> reporter: this takes place shortly before luke. there's already speculation jyn might in some way be related to

force awakens." clearly they're outnumbered. >> the force is strong. >> make 10 men feel like 100. >> reporter: based on the trailer i reckon forest whitaker's character doesn't make it out alive. >> save the rebellion. save the dream. >> we confront things that may result in a little bit of sadness but a lot of hope. >> reporter: jyn's fate, unclear. those few frames of vader are getting a lot of people excited this morning who periscoped live his reaction as he watched the trailer. vader is back. the excitement for him and for me was too much, guys. just too much. >> hang in there, hang in there. december 16th. that's when you'll see it. >> yeah.

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? [ applause ] welcome back, everybody. as you can see, we have a fantastic audience here today. yes. >> let's be honest. there's a lot of people playing hooky today because lin-manuel miranda is here. >> yeah, a lot of people a playing rook -- >> hooky. >> hooky, whatever, george, because of our guest who is very special. he's fresh off hosting "saturday night live." he's the man behind the hit musical "hamilton." give it up for grammy and tony award winner lin-manuel miranda. [ applause ] >> what's up? >> good to see you, man. >> great to see you.

>> yes, yes, yes. >> good morning. you know, i got to tell you, you all don't know this. he's been here for awhile. there are many people from behind the scenes who came up and said, he's the real deal. they're having so much fun with you, the crew here. that's the kind of guy -- >> the last time i was here was 2008 with "in the heights" a bajillion years ago. i mean, it was of the tony nominations and we were performing in times square so this is my first time being able to sit down. >> we played a tape of you in 2010 when you first performed a song of "hamilton" at the white house. >> you were in the room. >> that's right, yeah. >> and can we just say -- >> in the room. >> you killed it. you killed it on "saturday night live." "snl," you were hilarious. >> fantastic. >> thank you. >> how was that? >> great to get the call. >> great to get the call. i have been, you know, i'm of the generation that like rented

over and memorized it and so to be on that show was a real dream come true, and i also got the showbiz thing of like the news changed on friday and so we got to write everything from scratch and rewrote the monologue from scratch from the night before so it was really like a fun showbiz moment. >> your comedic chops. sfwlf maybe it has something to do with your part. you used to be a schoolteacher. >> i was a professional first show opened on broadway, yeah, yeah. >> we're going to check out a 24-year-old teacher. his name is christian foley. what he does to get his message across to his students, he raps a lesson. take a look. ? hit me on the radio i could barely divide that up like it was ratio ? ? that's the way i flow i'm breaking it up like an

like an indices ? ? and work it from all different angles but i keep you fly like elevation ? ? fly like levitation working on your mind like peaceful meditation ? ? ready for the big math ? ? that's a contrast ? [ cheers and applause ] >> he just improvises. >> yeah. here's some things we learned from that clip, right? one, british accents make everything more charming because, my god, what a delightful, delightful -- and, two, i just picture the poor kids taking notes like do we have to memorize this in rhyme form? >> i think you've probably started this. didn't we have a couple of weeks ago the teacher from chicago as well doing the same thing, this rap teach something really working. >> this guy christian started when he was 14, you know, he just started rapping and coming up with his own -- he's a poet and all those different things like that. teaches kids 10 to 18 but i'm like you trying to keep notes or i would listen and be like just drop the mike. drop the mike. >> what do you think it is,

>> well, i mean, on a technical level, you can fit more words per measure than any other art form. on a practical level hip-hop has always been about communication and it's always been about sort of telling the untold stories, telling stories of struggle, telling stories of resilience and so i mean that's why to me "hamilton" was a natural fit. this is was a guy who came from a brutal upbringing and wrote his way out. made but, you know, it's -- you know, it's always easier to remember something when we've got a hook to it. >> yeah. >> we still sing verb that's what's happening thanks to "schoolhouse rock." >> conjunction junction. >> conjunction junction. what's your function. >> yes, i'm a bill, i'm only a bill sitting here on capitol hill. >> thank you very much. thank you. >> robin. [ applause ] >> the album. itunes. >> you're still in the reading

>> absolutely. 1234r "bedtime, "good night, moon." all those guys. >> we got a new one. how about "bedtime stories for grown-ups." >> oh, that's your babies. >> yeah, there is a brand-new book out by ben holden who thinks this is -- why did we give this up when our kids grow older. soothing at night and a way to unplug although this is on the ipad there. they have it on the ipad. but the idea is you read outloud to each other, disconnect from the stories of the day and relax. that you found. they're short stories. they're classics. and this is it something we do for our kids and have the tv and devices on. >> we forget how to be kids. you are grown up and can't have a creative mind and read the information -- >> you said two words that make me want to transfer to the next story. you said be kids and creative minds. right there, "moana," congratulations. >> oh, thanks. >> robin and i went and saw it. >> oh, it's -- >> i mean, it is the most

in the making. >> well, thank you so much. it's thrilling to have, you know, it's an interesting behind bhybrid, because it is in one sense an old-fashioned disney musical but also an action movie with this amazing young woman at the center of it. just sort of kicking butt and taking names and sailing the ocean and -- >> what's it like writing for the rock, you know? >> awesome, awesome. it's -- >> the rock is fantastic. he pla m sing so i went on youtube to sort of find any examples of the rock singing. what i found was this super cut of when he was a bad guy wrestler. there was a while where he did a heel turn and he would take out a guitar and taunt whatever town he was in maybe like -- ? can't wait to get out of chicago ? i don't know. that's his vocal range but you can give -- the fun thing about writing for the rock, he's so charming, you can give him gaston level arrogant lyrics and

in the movie where he's like you're welcome for existing and you're like, thank you. you are -- you are a delight. >> i wish you could have seen the two of us watching the film. just that very well -- we're looking at it. when he sang the song but you have so much going on. you have that and also the documentary. >> yeah, we have this documentary on the making of "hamilton" that comes out on pbs october 21st. that's footage of me. the film is directed by alex horowitz who i actually went to college with and he started filming me before i even knew this was going to be a play so he has footage of me writing my shot in aaron burr's bedroom and he's got footage of me moving into our apartment like it's -- it's sort of the journey that we -- i took writing the show, the journey of "hamilton" and journey of "hamilton," the musical sort of all in one. >> he had a feeling. >> he said i don't know what this is going to be but it's going to be cool so can i start filming you and has footage of me just like -- >> inspiring writers, because,

this guy in history that we now all -- thank you. my children are interested in american history now. >> and i love that it shows the work behind the scenes. a lot look at the success and think, oh, that just happened. you made it happen so now they get a chance to see all the work that went into it. and, you, you continue to -- you're one busy guy. everyone thinks that you would probably have more time to relax now but you also have "mary poppins returns." emily blount. >> we film in london all next year so i leave here and packing boxes. >> emily blunt, meryl streep. you get the call and they asked you to do this movie. what goes through your mind then? >> yes, the word that goes through your mind is yes. to be able to say, hey, i'm going to work -- bye, honey, i'm going to work and that means singing and dancing around with emily blount and rob marshall directing. that's like the best work so i can't wait in london. >> for a year, yeah? >> yeah, we'll be there a long

>> is it the same role as the great dick van dyke? >> it's the same position. i mean i'm playing the same position. it's a different character. this takes place about 20 years after the original "mary poppins" film took place, but i get to be around for the adventures with mary and the kids and, you know, sing and dance and do all the fun things. >> so, it's a new story? >> it's a new story, yeah. there are about eight "mary poppins" books, and so what the creative team has done has taken some of the adventures from those and michael and jane banks have grown up. and so this is -- this has to do with their kids. it's pretty cool. >> fascinating. [ applause ] >> yeah. >> fascinating life, lin. >> well deserving of everything that's come your way and i agree with what lara is saying. bless you. you have just created something and really changed the game in so many ways and to have young people, and i nknow that was important to see them come to "hamilton" and be

thank you for that, all the good things coming your way. >> thank you very much. [ applause ] >> "moana" hits theaters november 23rd. >> november 23rd. >> happy birthday. >> thank you. that was a great gift. >> thank you. >> lin-manuel miranda, we love you. we wish you the best of luck with all that you do. please come back and see us. >> bless you. thank you very much. >> all right. we will have more with lin and coming up, we have "deals & steals," big bargains.

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all right, we are here now with oscar winning actor j.k. simmons. he stars in "the accountant" with ben affleck. plays a treasury secretary cop determined to track down the man doing tacks for dangerous criminals. take a look. before i do i need to know who he is. how he does it. i mean, who survives this kind of clientele? the secrets this guy has. >> oh, complex character. your guy is a pretty complex character in this movie. i heard the director saw you in "whiplash" and said i have to have you in "the accountant." now, are there any similarities between your characters? >> they're bald guys. [ laughter ] >> actually i love the name ray king because it's kind of a shakespearean name. he's like the king of his little domain in the treasury department. and i mean i think they're both sort of alphas, maybe they have

both really complex and as the movie unfolds, my character is one of the ones that develops in a way that people might not see coming, i hope. >> yes. i didn't see it coming and the thing is when i walked out, i wanted more. so do you think this is a franchise? i could see a lot more of these. >> listen, you know, it was a great script. it's a stand-alone story to me, you know, and -- but it's very complex and interesting and i love all these characters and, you know, worst things could happen if they decided to do "the accountant 2." >> but one thing -- that is true. you are doing three movies with ben affleck. three, "the accountant," "justice league" and "the batman." [ cheers and applause ] but is that by coincidence or are you guys going, hey, if you get a movie i'm in it. if i get a movie, you're in it.

his career needed a boost and i said, all right, come along. >> you're helping him out. hooking him up. i saw this picture of you. you're like jacked up, man. what is this -- is this for a role? or is that how you just -- in other words, i'm trying to say is that for a role or do you just walk around packing that kind of heat? >> i'm just -- that's for my wife. >> i love it. i love it. and we have a throwback clip. you started out on broadway, "guys and dolls," we have this from circa 1992. >> get out of here. >> let's take a look. ? where's the action where's the game ? ? i have the game or we'll die from shame ? >> but we just had lin-manuel miranda here. would you collaborate because you started out on broadway. >> oh, yeah, i started out, you know, doing theater for $75 a week in summer stock but then

and, no, i'd love to go back. my wife and i -- she's here with me now. we live in l.a. now but every time we come back to new york, we met doing broadway so it's like, yeah, maybe we'll go back someday. >> well, you know what, you're always welcome back on broadway. we'd all go to see you and ben could follow you and ride your coattails there too. thanks so much, j.k. "the accountant" hits theaters nationwide tomorrow. great movie, everybody.

"good morning america" is brought to you by target style. expect more, pay less. all right, j.k. simmons, thank you, and a programming note "jimmy kimmel" is giving the kwifrpsons treatment to celebrate their 600th episode. see it on "jimmy kimmel live" at 1:35 eastern tonight right here on abc. >> you got to see "the accountant." we saw it. you got to see it. have a great thursday. biggest solar farms in

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